June+14

Holly's Logger Notes

The two old wizards smiled encouragement to the young group of writer wizards who were sent for training. Several years ago, while training to become a powerful wizard, one tool important for the development of a wizard’s mind was the magic and power of writing. The two overseers, with rimmed glasses, greeted the Writer Wizards in training—day two. The aroma of a burning candle, soft light, and music pervaded the library along with the overcast and rainy day. It helped create a mystical, yet apprehensive feel to the day. The Writer Wizards quickly produced their talisman, a pencil or pen, and began the early morning hours of writing…about pigeons. Their young minds probed with ideas of what not to allow their pigeon to do: to take a bath, exercise on a treadmill, go to school, desire to read, eat chocolate chip cookie dough, etc. The first training exercise proved challenging, some Writer Wizards were more forthright in sharing with their class than others. But over time, all young wizards in writing will become more confident more powerful with their craft. The majority of the day was spent with Teralyn The Tech Wizard. Her knowledge of technology kept her young group of wizards in training spellbound. The Writer Wizards used laptops for most of the day, exploring ancient and urban tall-tales, and were provided the challenge to create a tall-tale using a digital camera for pictures as soon they would create a photo-story of a tall-tale. This new talisman proved easy for some and difficult for others.. yet the Writer Wizards kept busy creating ideas and challenging their young minds. After hearing a story of another Wizard schooled in training young minds and making connections with her wizards, it was lunch break. The afternoon hours crept by…sped by??? The Writer Wizards continued their journey in writing, studying other enchanted spells such as the blog and e-anthology. They saw the power behind these charms. One day, they too, would graduate as a Writer and take these enchanted spells and talismans to younger wizards in training…to unlock other minds with the magic of words and writing.